Lowland Dwarf Toad

True Toads

Pelophryne signata

Basic stats

Diet

Tiny invertebrates

Habitat

Leaf litter and low vegetation in lowland forest

Range

Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia

Clutch size

~50–150 eggs (typical for dwarf toads)

Incubation period

A few days to hatching (typical for small true toads)

Size

Tiny (18–25mm)

Weight

~1–2g

One of the smallest toads in Borneo, tiny and easily mistaken for a young individual of a larger species, found in leaf litter and low vegetation in lowland forest.

Nocturnal, foraging for tiny invertebrates, and most reliably located by its high-pitched call rather than by direct sighting given its minute size.

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